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Chicken and Dumplings
This recipe is a great old standby in our home. We substitute turkey for the chicken after Thanksgiving. It is a great way to use up the leftover chicken from other meals. Simply remove the skin and...
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Pantry Building Cheaply
For some time now, I have wanted to start sharing more practical tips for living more simply. It surprises me to see the level of interest the topic has, yet the sheer number of people who are not...
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Homemade Baking Mix & Pasta Recipes
Here is today’s recipes that I wanted to share. The first is for those who love the convenience of baking mixes, such as the boxed versions sold in stores. Here is a really inexpensive homemade one...
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Homemade Seasonings
When our Grandma’s were cooking, they didn’t have the convenience of all the various spice blends that can be found today in the grocery store. If they wanted something special, they had to make it...
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Too Much Work?
It seems strange to me to hear the opinions of others concerning our lifestyle. As early as in the book of Genesis in the Bible, Adam and Eve were instructed that their lives would require hard work....
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Monthly Grocery Supply Runs
I have written about this topic before but often have questions hitting my email over it. As food prices continue to rise faster than people’s incomes, the topic seems to be hitting a nerve with more...
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High Protein Salmon Cakes
Our family loves salmon. Amazingly, it is one of the very few meat items that our son will eat. One day when visiting my in-laws, we were treated to some salmon cakes made with quinoa. We loved them!...
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Recycled Convenience
I have been taking note of the prices of the serving size packages of yogurt and other foods that we enjoy. It is ridiculous to see how pricey most of these can be. About 2 weeks ago, I stopped at a...
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Recycled Containers in the Pantry
I wanted to share a simple and frugal idea. I saw a great idea on TV while spending a few days with a dear friend a couple of months ago. They showed a family who used 2-liter soda bottles for storing...
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Simplifying Your Life….Really?
I have been reading blogs lately and a question has come to mind. In many of the simple living themed blogs (sadly, mine included) I see a pattern. We start out with the goal in mind of simplifying our...
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Frugal Crafting Challenge
If you enjoy making crafts, sewing, crochet, etc., them you know how quickly the supplies can take over. Often, we buy supplies ahead of time or when on sale only to have those supplies sit unused for...
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Homemade Air Fresheners
I typically buy the little gel pellet style air fresheners from Dollar Tree. These pellets come in a jar with a vented lid. As the gel pellets dry out, they shrink until becoming hard little beads....
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Frugal Remodeling
One of the aspects of living in on old home that we are very aware of is that the old homestead house needs remodeling. Not necessarily a total updating of the home, but simple cosmetic upgrades....
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Home Canning: Tomato Soup
When my husband was truck driving for long haul companies, we found out quickly that home canning meals for him to take on the truck was a huge savings to our monthly budget. It was also far more...
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